Thriving Villages is a Christian organization called to demonstrate God's goodness and compassion. We work collaboratively and holistically with individuals and organizations, utilizing our gifts and skills to address issues of health, poverty, and development in rural Pestel, Haiti and beyond.
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Cistern Repairs
Christmas Video 2022
It has been years since I posted here, but I decided to revisit the blog because I find it to be a great place to post updates as they come in, and to keep a record so I can look back over it. So onward!
On Christmas Day I received this lovely video from Nelson in Pestel. This was one of the best Christmas presents I experienced because throughout 2022 I heard so often about the struggles with starvation throughout the region. With global inflation and gang violence, costs in Pestel skyrocketed. A gallon of fuel cost about $40USD, for example. TVI sent additional funding to support work that Nelson wanted to do for the people around his village, and this video shows us a group of children receiving a Christmas meal. Notice the tarps--these were sent out to Pestel soon after the terrible earthquake of 2021.
The male voice you hear is Nelson!